Thomas F. Schultz

Journal article Frontiers in Marine Science · January 14, 2022 Featured Publication Plastics of various chemistries pollute global water bodies. Toxic chemicals leach with detrimental and often unpredictable impacts on the surrounding ecosystems. We found that seawater leachates of plastic pre-production pellets from 7 recycle categories ... Full text Cite

Compositional and Functional Microbiome Variation Between Tubes of an Intertidal Polychaete and Surrounding Marine Sediment

Journal article Frontiers in Marine Science · May 31, 2021 Featured Publication The decorator worm Diopatra cuprea, a tube-forming marine polychaete common to intertidal and shallow subtidal waters, modifies habitats it occupies through microreef construction and algal gardening. While several studies have demonstrated that decorator ... Full text Cite

Exploring the Diversity of the Marine Environment for New Anti-cancer Compounds

Journal article Frontiers in Marine Science · January 21, 2021 Featured Publication Marine ecosystems contain over 80% of the world’s biodiversity, and many of these organisms have evolved unique adaptations enabling survival in diverse and challenging environments. The biodiversity within the world’s oceans is a virtually untapped resour ... Full text Cite

Bioengineering a Future Free of Marine Plastic Waste

Journal article Frontiers in Marine Science · October 11, 2019 Featured Publication Plastic waste has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, and the production of plastic continues to rise steadily. Plastic represents a diverse array of commonly used synthetic polymers that are extremely useful as durable, economically beneficial alterna ... Full text Cite